Liquid bleach vs. Total Dissolved Solids?

[chem geek]

Note that I corrected the previous post. I neglected to account for the salt (chloride ion) that is produced when liquid chlorine is made by bubbling chlorine gas in a solution of lye. So from a total TDS point of view, liquid chlorine isn't better than other sources, but at least all of its TDS is (or becomes) salt unlike some other sources that increase CYA or CH.

[CarlD]

Notice that the BOTTOM line from Chem_Geek is that it STILL doesn't matter.

You'll be backwashing and losing water to other things, reducing TDS.
TDS is only a problem when
a) you HAVE a problem
b) Standard fixes don't work
c) your TDS is high enough to be the culprit.

You may go your entire life (and most owners do) without TDS presenting ANY problem for you.

Pool store owners and workers are inculcated by the chem companies with incorrect and frequently deceptive information.

[Sumo1]

Thanks, Gents!

[socalKC]

With a SWG what is an exceptable TDS ppm reading? What kind of problems result from too high TDS?

thanks,

karen

[waterbear]

With a SWG what is an exceptable TDS ppm reading? What kind of problems result from too high TDS?

thanks,

karen

High TDS does not cause problems in a salt pool if the TDS is from salt! (Unless you have a SWG with a high salt shut off in which case you simply dilute the water in the pool just like you would do if you accidently added too much salt.

[CarlD]

TDS and Phosphates are just the latest scare tactics designed to get you to trust pool chem companies, whose main interest is transferring funds from your bank account to theirs and feed you every kind of BS they can to do it.

[waterbear]

TDS and Phosphates are just the latest scare tactics designed to get you to trust pool chem companies, whose main interest is transferring funds from your bank account to theirs and feed you every kind of BS they can to do it.

TDS has been around for a long time and is usually the reason given for a pool getting algae outbreaks that can't be controlled because of the 'old water' with high TDS. Of course, the CYA level that is through the roof because of the use of stabilized chlorine has nothing to do with it at all!